https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb en-us 2023-05-19 20:05:24 UTC 2023-05-20 03:21:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 8807712 https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2597971289 France established colonial control over Indochina which is present-day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia]]> 2023-05-19 20:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2597971289 8807712 https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2597981873 Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnamese revolutionary leader, studies about communism and tactics in Moscow. He fights for and eventually gains Vietnamese independence.]]> 2023-05-19 20:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2597981873 8807712 https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2597998794 The Viet Minh, who are a communist organization led by Ho Chi Minh, launch a guerrilla war against the French troops in Vietnam. A guerrilla war is an irregular type of war which consists of surprise attacks, ambushes, and smaller mobile units.]]> 2023-05-19 21:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2597998794 8807712 https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2597999188 President Harry Truman states that the United States will provide military and economic aid to countries that are being threatened by communist countries]]> 2023-05-19 21:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2597999188 8807712 https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598000161 The Battle of Dien Bien Phu between the French and the Vietnamese ended in a French defeat. This was a crucial turning point in the First Indochina War for the Vietnamese.]]> 2023-05-19 21:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598000161 8807712 https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598003569 President Dwight D. Eisenhower mentions the Domino Theory, meaning that he thought the spread of communism in one country would lead to the spread of communism in other neighboring countries. It would be like dominoes falling on each other. There would be a “Domino Effect”]]> 2023-05-19 21:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598003569 8807712 https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598003827 The Geneva Accords divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel into temporary zones. Northern Vietnam was under the control of the Viet Minh and Ho Chi Minh. Southern Vietnam was under the control of Western forces.]]> 2023-05-19 21:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598003827 8807712 https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598004461 JFK increases US military involvement in Vietnam by sending military advisors, including helicopters and Green Berets, to Southern Vietnam. Green Berets were a specialized unit in the US Army. They were trained in the irregular style of guerrilla warfare.]]> 2023-05-19 21:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598004461 8807712 https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598004955 Thich Quang Duc, a 73-year-old Buddhist monk sets himself on fire in present-day Ho Chi Minh City. He protested the religious discrimination and oppression by the South Vietnam Government.]]> 2023-05-19 21:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598004955 8807712 https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598005698 President John F. Kennedy is shot in Dallas, Texas which had a huge impact on foreign policy, especially in conflicts with Vietnam. JFK’s assassination had controversy to it due to the 20,000+ windows left unguarded along his route, which could lead to more than just Lee Harvey Oswald as the shooter.]]> 2023-05-19 21:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/8807712/ksfgeazkzn5lxwyb/wish/2598005698